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is there a sweet spot for someone like john jon huntsman? >> maybe. you can see the way he's approaching it and you would like to highlight those issues. he's not going to iowa and not compete in iowa. he claims he's opposed and he can't get through iowa. the caucus growing electorate is more conservative part of the republican party. he's going administrate to new hampshire where npts inents can also vote. moving on to south carolina maybe building an organization there and a big state like florida where he absorbedded a middle of the road not as well. he could be on his way to nomination. >> are he and mitt wrong knee are mormons, of the mormon faith, that would be a first, is that something which we have any evidence the americans are ready for that big a change. >> a gallop poll out just in the last couple days shows one in every five americans, 20% say that they would not support a nominee of their party who is a mormon. but the vast majority is fine. in fact, we've seen those numbers get smaller, those that actually would not vote for someone be
is there a sweet spot for someone like john jon huntsman? >> maybe. you can see the way he's approaching it and you would like to highlight those issues. he's not going to iowa and not compete in iowa. he claims he's opposed and he can't get through iowa. the caucus growing electorate is more conservative part of the republican party. he's going administrate to new hampshire where npts inents can also vote. moving on to south carolina maybe building an organization there and a big state...
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is there a wild ask crazy jon huntsman in there somewhere? >> now you're calling me quixotic again, i take it. i think i'm a person full of life. most importantly, i'm a farther of seven kids, and i think i see the world very realistically through their eyes, and the country that they're about to inherit, being less good, less productive, and less competitive than any other that we've handed down in history. for the first time we're not handing upward in terms of our standards. we're handing downward. it is totally unnatural in this country to be as divided as we are. we're a blue sky, optimistic bunch of people. we like to pull together in times of needs and we're divided today. that hurtsz. that pains a lot of people and we have to figure out how to unite as a nation. >> brown: jon huntsman, thank you very much. all might have conversation with jon huntsman is on our web site as is judy woodruff's interview with texas congressman john paul can we'll talk with other g.o.p. contenders in the coming months. >> suarez: again, the major developm
is there a wild ask crazy jon huntsman in there somewhere? >> now you're calling me quixotic again, i take it. i think i'm a person full of life. most importantly, i'm a farther of seven kids, and i think i see the world very realistically through their eyes, and the country that they're about to inherit, being less good, less productive, and less competitive than any other that we've handed down in history. for the first time we're not handing upward in terms of our standards. we're...
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. >> holman: ngressional republicans, joid by actor jon voightnd other celebrities, turned out to rally the owd. >> we do not ant our freedom of choice taken away from us presint obama has his own obsession with tryg to ram this heal bill throughto create a socialist america. >> holan: no republicans are expected to vote for t democratic bill. instead, they've en assembling aalternative that's expected cost far less but cover far fewer people. house republic leader john boehr. >> this bill is thereatest threat i have se in 19 years i'veeen here. taking away freedoto choose docr, to buy insurance on your own, lead to gornment takeover with ousands of new bureaucrs making decisions for you >> holman: the senate side, health care reform is movin more slowly. democratic majority leader rry reid suggest this week there mighnot be final action until next year. woodruff: find out more abo the scking points on health care reform. we have a preew of the house ebate this weekend on our wb site newshou.pbs.org. >>woodruff: xt, margaret waer continues her reports from afghanistan. toy she looks at
. >> holman: ngressional republicans, joid by actor jon voightnd other celebrities, turned out to rally the owd. >> we do not ant our freedom of choice taken away from us presint obama has his own obsession with tryg to ram this heal bill throughto create a socialist america. >> holan: no republicans are expected to vote for t democratic bill. instead, they've en assembling aalternative that's expected cost far less but cover far fewer people. house republic leader john boehr....
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>>fill: next, jon snow of "indendent television news" reporton the suffering among the seriously injurein port- au-pnce. again, some of t images are tough toook at. >>eporter: security here at the geral hospital is not the issu- amputation is. in the aftermath of todas aftershock, many paties are still quarred in the hospital courtyard. the delay getting them inde, anywhere, is costing them limbs and lives. you need more surgeons? >> more orthoped. >> repter: how long will you have to wait for that? >> we're tryinto open more operating roomover here, but no x-ray machine >> reporter: what you need? >> x-ray. >> reporter: dr.ven lyon is hererom harvard. he's worked hereefore. >>e are running our operating rooms without ectricity, without oxygen, without prop anesthetics. and stding in front of me are hundreds of people whoe had compound open fractures. >> reporte do you just have to feel your way in the fracte, feel out what it is? >> uh, yeah. have to, to be honest, the bigger problem is infectio the bones may al, they may not heal. we've done my, many putations. we're losing people whare
>>fill: next, jon snow of "indendent television news" reporton the suffering among the seriously injurein port- au-pnce. again, some of t images are tough toook at. >>eporter: security here at the geral hospital is not the issu- amputation is. in the aftermath of todas aftershock, many paties are still quarred in the hospital courtyard. the delay getting them inde, anywhere, is costing them limbs and lives. you need more surgeons? >> more orthoped. >> repter:...
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jon ralston joining us from las vegas, thank you. next, we assess the substance of the plan and what kind of difference it might and might not make. we check in with two people who watch this closely. john taylor is president of the national community reinvestment coalition, which focuses on the housing in traditionally under- served communities. he has served on housing advisory boards for both fannie mae and freddie mac. and, susan wachter is professor of real estate and finance at the wharton school at the university of pennsylvania. i'm going to start with you, susan wachter. we just heard-- and i believe you were able to hear him-- jon ralston in nevada describing the situation out there. he said what people want is a light at the end of the tunnel, some kind of help. do you see in this new plan that the administration rolled out today something that homeowners like them will be able to grab on to? >> yes, i do. i think it's a win-win. i don't think it's a game- changer but i think it does help get to that light at the end of th
jon ralston joining us from las vegas, thank you. next, we assess the substance of the plan and what kind of difference it might and might not make. we check in with two people who watch this closely. john taylor is president of the national community reinvestment coalition, which focuses on the housing in traditionally under- served communities. he has served on housing advisory boards for both fannie mae and freddie mac. and, susan wachter is professor of real estate and finance at the...
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he's known jon moscone for over 20 years. they are fast friends, but in all that time, the topic of jon's father was always off limits. >> so when he took me out to the bar and plied me with alcohol sufficiently to loosen his tongue if not mine and suggested he was ready to do a piece about his dad, i fell off the chair practically. >> reporter: and there was another motivating factor. >> my name is harvey milk and i'm here to recruit you. >> reporter: the movie "milk" celebrated harvey milk's contribution to gay rights but barely mentioned the mayor who gave milk his first city position. for jon moscone, who is gay himself, the movie only told part of the story. >> and that quite honestly pissed me off. >> one of the reasons jon wants to do this play is to liberate his father's memory. >> reporter: the movie "milk" may have jump started the play writing process. a process we documented over time, but the memories that soon emerged were far more personal than political. >> i remember the day he died you know, i wasn't feeling
he's known jon moscone for over 20 years. they are fast friends, but in all that time, the topic of jon's father was always off limits. >> so when he took me out to the bar and plied me with alcohol sufficiently to loosen his tongue if not mine and suggested he was ready to do a piece about his dad, i fell off the chair practically. >> reporter: and there was another motivating factor. >> my name is harvey milk and i'm here to recruit you. >> reporter: the movie...
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and jon ralston, the host of the nightly nevada television show "face to face." and we welcome all of you to the newshour. i'm going to quickly go around and ask each one of you what the race looks like where you are, and start with you, adam smith, where i guess everybody is hoping there won't be a hurricane for the republican convention. but what does it look like across the state of florida right now? >> well, i would bring-- your rain boots down here. it looks like a dead heat. it's been very stable for months. >> woodruff: at this point, are you sensing a reaction to romney's pick of paul ryan as his running mate? >> we haven't seen a big move in the polls. i know there are a lot of republicans here that are a little anxious about how that's going to play in florida. it's a-- it's definitely for florida where half our voters are at least 50 years old it's a risky pick. >> woodruff: karen kasler, let me turn to you. what's the statewide sense of the race right now? >> it appears ohio is pretty much up for grab, still. real clear politics has ohio with 46.8% f
and jon ralston, the host of the nightly nevada television show "face to face." and we welcome all of you to the newshour. i'm going to quickly go around and ask each one of you what the race looks like where you are, and start with you, adam smith, where i guess everybody is hoping there won't be a hurricane for the republican convention. but what does it look like across the state of florida right now? >> well, i would bring-- your rain boots down here. it looks like a dead...
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applause ) reporter: president obama campaigned repeatedlfor both eds in virginia and new jers goverr jon corzine, but it wasn't enough to sway independent voters, especiay in virginia. still, white housepokesman robert gibbs said thresults reflected local ncerns, and should not be coidered a referendum on e obama esidency. a similar rning came from democt tim kaine, the outgoing virginiaovernor and national party chairman. >> we'veot both u.s. senators, we puelectoral votes behind presidenobama, we control a majori in the state senate and we no control a majority in our house delegation and 're going to win lot more races in years to me. reporter: in new jersey, repubcan u.s. attorney chris chrise beat democrat corzine in a ctest that was dominated by worries over thetate's dismalconomy. >> the suffocating taxes and govement that was out of conol has rendered trenton completely out of touch. morrow-- starting tomorrow-- we are going to ck trenton up and we e going to turn it upde down. >> reporter: corzi outspent his republican foe by $12 million llars in his bid for a second term. >> th
applause ) reporter: president obama campaigned repeatedlfor both eds in virginia and new jers goverr jon corzine, but it wasn't enough to sway independent voters, especiay in virginia. still, white housepokesman robert gibbs said thresults reflected local ncerns, and should not be coidered a referendum on e obama esidency. a similar rning came from democt tim kaine, the outgoing virginiaovernor and national party chairman. >> we'veot both u.s. senators, we puelectoral votes behind...
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jon stewart was great, i'm sure he put a little bit of pressure on them. and it was a combination of everything altogether. >> brown: are you confident now going forward that it will be administered and how the money will be used and administered? >> i'm very confident. i'm sure there's going to be oversight. you know, we take it very seriously that if anybody claims they were at ground zero and they weren't, or anybody who claims they're sick and they're not, we want to make sure they don't get what they don't deserve and it goes to the people who do deserve it. >> brown: all right, thanks very much. >> thanks for having me on. have a happy holiday. >> brown: thanks, you too. to another of the last-minute actions in congress: the overhaul of food safety regulations. foodborne illness remains a major problem in the u.s. one in six americans becomes ill from tainted food each year. 3,000 people die. the new law comes after a series of outbreaks linked to spinach, peanuts, eggs and other foods. among other things, it gives the fda the power to issue recalls;
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jon hilsenrath, chief economic correspondent for the "wall street journal," tells us more. john, first, another gloomy portrait of the state of the economy, right? what is the fed seeing? >> the fed is seeing an economy that slowed down in the first half of the year which we all knew about but what is important is what the fed is signaling which is that it's response running out and that it's preparing to take new actions to bolster growth if it doesn't see a pick up soon. that use pretty blunt language, blunt as for as signal bankers go to show they will take new steps to try to accelerate the economy is bring down unemployment if they don't see some improvement fairly gloon well, blunt as in central bankers, that language there was fed speak that you could interpret for us. they said it will provide additional accommodation as needed. that's great fed speak. what does that mean? >> what is important there is that they said they will provide. in the past they used more wishy washy terms like they're prepared to act and more conditional statements. by saying they will provi
jon hilsenrath, chief economic correspondent for the "wall street journal," tells us more. john, first, another gloomy portrait of the state of the economy, right? what is the fed seeing? >> the fed is seeing an economy that slowed down in the first half of the year which we all knew about but what is important is what the fed is signaling which is that it's response running out and that it's preparing to take new actions to bolster growth if it doesn't see a pick up soon. that...
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and host of the television program "face-to-face with jon rolston" jon, it is good to see you again. now governor romney told you that he misspoke after first saying that this comment "i'm not concerned about the very poor", it was taken out of context. why do you think the shift in course? >> well, i think that they were getting such blowback on this, judy. i mean to say it was taken out of context is a very defensive response. i frankly expected him to say something like that and try to pivot off of that. so i was surprised when he said that, clearly what occurred is that they knew this was playing into a narrative of a guy who is out of touch, that is very narrative that the republicans have created in this primary process, that the democrats are looking to exploit. and i'm sure someone inside his campaign or romney himself said listen, we have to get rid of this as quickly as possible. we have to a that i misspoke, i misstatesed what i really meant. he has said similar kinds of things on the campaign trail but not as inartfully as this was, judy. >> woodruff: now despite this he
and host of the television program "face-to-face with jon rolston" jon, it is good to see you again. now governor romney told you that he misspoke after first saying that this comment "i'm not concerned about the very poor", it was taken out of context. why do you think the shift in course? >> well, i think that they were getting such blowback on this, judy. i mean to say it was taken out of context is a very defensive response. i frankly expected him to say something...
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with jon ralston." >> woodruff: it's great to see you both again. an john ralston i'm going to start with you. is that description we heard from jay carney at the white house, the voters are frustrated with dysfunction, does that sound like what you're hearing in nevada? or what are you hearing? >> yeah, judy, i think it is pretty of the name out-- same out here or worse than it is in the rest of the country. remember we have maybe the worst economy in the country, highest unemployment rate. we are the center of the foreclosure crisis in america. more than half the people who live here who are homeowners, their homes are underwater. so people up here are up set. they have been for some time. and yeah, the anti-washington sentiment which is kind of endemic to nevada in the first place is only accentuated by what is going on right now. >> woodruff: so what's going on right now, you're saying, playings into a feeling, a sense that's already there? >> it is here. and then we have this other cruise i believe, the first house election in the history of th
with jon ralston." >> woodruff: it's great to see you both again. an john ralston i'm going to start with you. is that description we heard from jay carney at the white house, the voters are frustrated with dysfunction, does that sound like what you're hearing in nevada? or what are you hearing? >> yeah, judy, i think it is pretty of the name out-- same out here or worse than it is in the rest of the country. remember we have maybe the worst economy in the country, highest...
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both of them voted for jon huntsman. if those independents made up their mind, maybe he'll see a surge tonight. >> woodruff: gwen, we talk about expectations and they have changed. this has been a tough couple of days for miltate romney. who sets those expectations? i think people watching this crazy process often want to know who is the great setter of numbers? who comes in first, second and third and by how much? >> ifill: you know, it was only a couple of months ago, if you look on the graph you see that mitt romney has been leading by multiple double dij is for a long, long time. in the last week he's begun to lose some ground, so people begin to think if you don't win by 30 points, then you didn't win especially if you've run in new hampshire before, you were the governor of massachusetts. but on the other hand, the expectations for jon huntsman are also high because he spent so much time campaigning here and skipped new hampshire. that's where the expectations game. sometimes the candidates set them themselves. >>
both of them voted for jon huntsman. if those independents made up their mind, maybe he'll see a surge tonight. >> woodruff: gwen, we talk about expectations and they have changed. this has been a tough couple of days for miltate romney. who sets those expectations? i think people watching this crazy process often want to know who is the great setter of numbers? who comes in first, second and third and by how much? >> ifill: you know, it was only a couple of months ago, if you look...
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jon ward. ted schadler. sylla. diana nyad. mickey edwards. >> brown: i'm jeffrey brown. an epidemic of whooping cough and briz winning whnchs i grow up. i want to be a paleontologist because i want to study reptiles and amphibians. >> i want to be an engineer and technology engineer and i'm going to have to go to mit. >> ifill: margaret warner talks to diana nyad after she was plucked from the florida straits today, ending her fourth attempt to swim 103 miles from cuba to florida. >> three single things we were up against was an obstacle, a huge tropical depression storms. the jellyfish each night i was stung badly. no matter what. >> brown: and judy woodruff sits down with former congressman mickey edwards. his new book blasts both parties for a dysfunctional government and offers solutions for breaking the stranglehold. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that a
jon ward. ted schadler. sylla. diana nyad. mickey edwards. >> brown: i'm jeffrey brown. an epidemic of whooping cough and briz winning whnchs i grow up. i want to be a paleontologist because i want to study reptiles and amphibians. >> i want to be an engineer and technology engineer and i'm going to have to go to mit. >> ifill: margaret warner talks to diana nyad after she was plucked from the florida straits today, ending her fourth attempt to swim 103 miles from cuba to...
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jon huntsman has everything on this. they've got to come out of this with the narrative being a different narrative than romney is on his way to a coronation by new hampshire voters. but i think the real story coming out of iowa was rick santorum's victory speech. i mean that statement that he made has touched more people that i have talked to since i've been here than any other since since the statement of this campaign. when he spoke, movingly, about his italian immigrant grandfather being a coal minor-- minor-- miner his entire life and when he died and he looked at his korpts in the funeral parlor and was struck by the size of his hands and that those hands dug freedom for me, he-- he established a real contrast between himself and mitt romney. that he was the proud product-- proud product of working class blue collar, not of privilege or power of prominence. and david's talked often about that constituency being an important republican constituency, an important american constituency. and he think he established an
jon huntsman has everything on this. they've got to come out of this with the narrative being a different narrative than romney is on his way to a coronation by new hampshire voters. but i think the real story coming out of iowa was rick santorum's victory speech. i mean that statement that he made has touched more people that i have talked to since i've been here than any other since since the statement of this campaign. when he spoke, movingly, about his italian immigrant grandfather being a...
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and later comedy central hosts jon stewart and stephen colbert. for the record, "newshour" guidelines require that staff "not engage in any activity that would compromise, or appear to compromise, our commitment to unbiased reporting." and we explore some of these issues now with geneva overholser, director of the university of southern california's annenberg school for communication and journalism. her many past positions include editor of the "des moines register" and ombudsman at the "washington post." and brian stelter, media reporter for "the new york times." brian, i'll start with you because you've been covering the story. how clear are the rules on political contributions in this case and in other newsrooms as you looked around? >> keith says he baby aware of this policy at msnbc. the policy is for business donations unless you have the permission of your boss at msnbc. most of the employees i smoke to there were well aware of the policy and they are kind of surprised that olberman says he did not know about it. the policy allows some wigg
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jon huntsman snapped back. i think jon huntsman was trying to prove his foreign policy bona fides. of everybody on the stage, he's the one with the most foreign policy experience and this was his opportunity to demonstrate. that and it didn't hurt for him to engage head on with the person who has morls consistently been the front-runner since the beginning of the election process, mitt romney. >> suarez: here was a debate on foreign policy and national security. was it remarkable in a way for the things that weren't discussd? >> i was very surprised that european debt crisis, the euro zone, didn't come up once. you know, the economy is what concerns americans the most right now. and the international issue that could most affect the economy is arguably the euro zone debt crisis. not mentioned once. there was very little discussion of china which i think is a hugely important issue. and also the arab spring was touched on a little bit. iraq was touched on a little bit but not so much. >> suarez: and can you tell things are changing inside the race? politicians say they never look at
jon huntsman snapped back. i think jon huntsman was trying to prove his foreign policy bona fides. of everybody on the stage, he's the one with the most foreign policy experience and this was his opportunity to demonstrate. that and it didn't hurt for him to engage head on with the person who has morls consistently been the front-runner since the beginning of the election process, mitt romney. >> suarez: here was a debate on foreign policy and national security. was it remarkable in a way...
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. >> ifill: like jon huntsman who wasn't there last night. >> exactly. jon huntsman's whole candidacy is based in winning new hampshire so he opted out of the debate. so as the calendar takes shape you'll start seeing real grass-roots on-the-ground organizing. who is my hard committed supporter who will turn out on election night? and we'll see television ads. it's going to be both positive for people not that well known, the candidates need to introduce themselves into these people's living rooms but trust me before too long, gwen, probably before the next debate we'll see negative television ads. >> reporter: glenn kessler of the "washington post" will be there to tell us about it. thank you, too, david. >> woodruff: now, a long-delayed rise in social security benefits and its impact on seniors. margaret warner has the story. >> warner: seniors and the disabled haven't seen an increase in their social security checks for nearly three years. but today, the government said 55 million recipients will get a 3.6% bump in benefits, next january. the cost-of-
. >> ifill: like jon huntsman who wasn't there last night. >> exactly. jon huntsman's whole candidacy is based in winning new hampshire so he opted out of the debate. so as the calendar takes shape you'll start seeing real grass-roots on-the-ground organizing. who is my hard committed supporter who will turn out on election night? and we'll see television ads. it's going to be both positive for people not that well known, the candidates need to introduce themselves into these...
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nashville money manager jon shayne, sings about challenges ahead for the federal reserve in his latest music video, "the great unwind." plus seven economists weigh in with their perspectives. all that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. >> woodruff: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. but before we go, a reminder: the news doesn't stop on friday, and soon, neither will the "newshour." starting in september, join our own hari sreenivasan every saturday and sunday for a 30-minute look at the latest news from around the nation and the world. the all-new "pbs newshour weekend" premieres on saturday, september 7. for more information, visit pbs.org. and on the "newshour" on monday, is the government snooping on our private lives with cameras that photograph license plate numbers? i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thanks for joining us. good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ movin
nashville money manager jon shayne, sings about challenges ahead for the federal reserve in his latest music video, "the great unwind." plus seven economists weigh in with their perspectives. all that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. >> woodruff: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. but before we go, a reminder: the news doesn't stop on friday, and soon, neither will the "newshour." starting in september, join our own hari sreenivasan every...
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. >> ifill: the republican leader mitch mcconnell and we saw jon kyl remain pretty staunch in their opposition to it, did they lose step in the ability to hold their caucus together? >> it's interesting. the republicans have remained unified virtually on everything in the past couple of years usually in opposition to the president's proposals. when you have the number one and number two ranking senate republicans strongly opposed to this treaty and at least a dozen defections is very unusual. this was sort of an unusual matter. it did have to do with national defense and foreign policy. i think the president and the democrats particularly john kerry worked very carefully and strongly for months really with key republicans. so i wouldn't necessarily assume that senator mcconnell has lost his ability to hold his caucus together but it is very striking and unusual the way the republicans split on this while this time it was the democrats who remained unified. >> ifill: it is striking that in a couple of weeks when we saw a tax cut bill go through that the republicans did not stay lock step on, do
. >> ifill: the republican leader mitch mcconnell and we saw jon kyl remain pretty staunch in their opposition to it, did they lose step in the ability to hold their caucus together? >> it's interesting. the republicans have remained unified virtually on everything in the past couple of years usually in opposition to the president's proposals. when you have the number one and number two ranking senate republicans strongly opposed to this treaty and at least a dozen defections is...
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. >> brown: now in his second season, it features several segments some out of the jon stewart play book while fake reporting in the field. >> brown: and there are interviews, sometimes straight, sometimes relaxed. recent events in egypt gave the pair a chance to point out a few differences between the countries. with a big wink of the eye. >> people of iran, do you know what is happening in egypt? there's an uprising there, a revolution. they're going to open bars. women don't have to wear veils anymore. high speed internet is becoming available. >> brown: in other words not so bad. the surprise result this creation of two self-described regular dudes has become one of the most popular programs in iran. for its watched on satellite tv, illegal but widely used, and on internet sites such as facebook which is also illegal but where the program had close to 30 million views in the past month. the show is a hit with the iranian-american community as well. a math teacher who doesn't want to share his last name for fear of reprisal to his mother in iran and this man an i.t.specialist get some
. >> brown: now in his second season, it features several segments some out of the jon stewart play book while fake reporting in the field. >> brown: and there are interviews, sometimes straight, sometimes relaxed. recent events in egypt gave the pair a chance to point out a few differences between the countries. with a big wink of the eye. >> people of iran, do you know what is happening in egypt? there's an uprising there, a revolution. they're going to open bars. women...
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we have heard about jon huntsman's father pouring money into his to no great avail in the long run. does it matter? we know mitt romney's outside major super pac is being run by former aides of his. he's actually raised money for it. does that count? >> i don't think it matters that much. my view is the more things change the more they stay the same in campaign finance. we've always known there were big donors behind candidates. we've generally known who they were. they used to be called bundlers. they're still called bundlers in some respects. it remains the case that there's a huge amount of activity that takes place outside the public eye under the radar line. that's as true this election cycle as it was in the past. >> ifill: explain what you mean by that. is the same pot of money that is just moving into a different definition? >> i think that's about it. i think what we see happening is these super pacs are very much a focus of public attention. they're very much in the public eye. they disclose their donors. then there are all these groups that john was referring to, 501-c-4s
we have heard about jon huntsman's father pouring money into his to no great avail in the long run. does it matter? we know mitt romney's outside major super pac is being run by former aides of his. he's actually raised money for it. does that count? >> i don't think it matters that much. my view is the more things change the more they stay the same in campaign finance. we've always known there were big donors behind candidates. we've generally known who they were. they used to be called...
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in nevada, we turn to jon ralston, political columnist, the "las vegas sun." in texas, to emily ramshaw, editor of the "texas tribune," and here with an overview in washington, to margot sanger- katz, health care correspondent for "national journal." march go, i want to start with you. give us a sense in general about what this resistance is about, who is resisting and why. >> i think there are two main reasons why we're seeing resistance from governors, one i think is political. they don't like the health care reform law, they have made arguments against it all along and this is a way of rejecting it and saying we don't want to participate in obama care, we don't want to help implement this law. the second problem is that a lot of these governors are concerned about the long-term costs associated with expanding their medicaid perhaps. the governors that have chosen not to implement tend to be in poorer states, and what means is they don't cover a lot of people on medicaid out in, but they would have to cover a lot if they did this. and time the share that sta
in nevada, we turn to jon ralston, political columnist, the "las vegas sun." in texas, to emily ramshaw, editor of the "texas tribune," and here with an overview in washington, to margot sanger- katz, health care correspondent for "national journal." march go, i want to start with you. give us a sense in general about what this resistance is about, who is resisting and why. >> i think there are two main reasons why we're seeing resistance from governors, one...
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on tuesday, we'll look at jon huntsman, the latest republican to announce his bid for the presidency. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> chevron. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.organ
on tuesday, we'll look at jon huntsman, the latest republican to announce his bid for the presidency. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> chevron. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of...
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plus, money manager jon shayne chimes in on making sense about what benefits his line of work offers investors. all that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll look at the senate confirmation hearings for john brennan, president obama's choice to head the c.i.a. i'm jeffrey brown. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what andrew carnegie called "real and permanent good." celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned b
plus, money manager jon shayne chimes in on making sense about what benefits his line of work offers investors. all that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll look at the senate confirmation hearings for john brennan, president obama's choice to head the c.i.a. i'm jeffrey brown. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night....
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senator jon and to hari sreenivasan for what's on the "newshour" online. hari? >> paul: economics correspondent paul solman considers what would happen if the united stated defaulted on its debt to china. more on making sense. on our science page, we look at the art of science tattoos with carl zimmer, who compiled more than a thousand images of scientific body art-- from dna to galaxies-- for his book. judy woodruff looks at newt gingrich's surge in the polls. that's on our politics page. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks, among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this pr
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and i mean jon huntsman is reasonable. he's thoughtful. i mean and i don't know if there is a constituency outside there for him to win. >> i agree with that i sat down this week trying to write a column that jon huntsman would have his moment because the voters were out there waiting for them and i looked at the polling data of the republican electorate, turns out those voters aren't there. maybe 15% of the electorate. so i think it's the wrong year, the wrong time for him. i do think he might as well be more aggressive. on the show with jeffrey, he tiptoed up to staking out different positions. i think he's really got to make it clear. why not. and then if the people look back on this era as an unfortunate era in republican politics in 2016 whatever, they will think okay, that was the guy who was different. >> lehrer: okay, leff it there, good to he sue. >> good to see you, jim. >> brown: finally tonight, a new memorial honoring martin luther king. hurricane irene may have postponed this weekend's dedication ceremony for the new memorial
and i mean jon huntsman is reasonable. he's thoughtful. i mean and i don't know if there is a constituency outside there for him to win. >> i agree with that i sat down this week trying to write a column that jon huntsman would have his moment because the voters were out there waiting for them and i looked at the polling data of the republican electorate, turns out those voters aren't there. maybe 15% of the electorate. so i think it's the wrong year, the wrong time for him. i do think he...
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senator jon corn in, the republican from texas called for holder to resign. holder said he was not planning to do that. the attack today by the republicans seemed to have two fronts. one is an old controversy, fast and furious that botched gun sting operation along the southwest border. and then the new element, the second element is how the justice department is handling these leak investigations. very sensitive information was allegedly leaked by members of the administration. republicans on capitol hill want the justice department to appoint an independent prosecutor to investigate that. >> woodruff: republicans not satisfied with the fact that he thinks that these u.s. attorneys will be sufficiently independent. >> they are skeptical. people, including senator john mccain, a republican from arizona, have pointed out that one of the u.s. attorneys doing the investigating had been a political donor to president obama even though the other appointee happened during the bush administration and is a republican. >> woodruff: daniel, is there a central thread ru
senator jon corn in, the republican from texas called for holder to resign. holder said he was not planning to do that. the attack today by the republicans seemed to have two fronts. one is an old controversy, fast and furious that botched gun sting operation along the southwest border. and then the new element, the second element is how the justice department is handling these leak investigations. very sensitive information was allegedly leaked by members of the administration. republicans on...
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and finally the introduction of the mystery man, jon huntsman,the former governor of utah and former ambassador to china. so there were a lot of subplots but i think the main plot is mitt romney goes in ahead and comes out ahead. >> lehrer: do you agree with that overall, rich? >> yes, the second debate in a row where romney has basically skated by untouched. but the most consequential exchanges for the next couple of days, and then the campaign following were those between tim pawlenty and michele bachmann. i think what's happened to tim pawlenty in this race is very unfortunate. anyone who has met him will say he is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet in politics. and i think the best play for him in this campaign would be himself, basically. be the low-key slightly self-deprecating guy from the upper midwest who has a pretty good record as governor. instead, he's been forced in this desperation role where he's lashing out at romney and especially at bachmann. because bachmann is stealing his thunder in iowa. and pawlenty has this entire campaign now riding on the outcome of
and finally the introduction of the mystery man, jon huntsman,the former governor of utah and former ambassador to china. so there were a lot of subplots but i think the main plot is mitt romney goes in ahead and comes out ahead. >> lehrer: do you agree with that overall, rich? >> yes, the second debate in a row where romney has basically skated by untouched. but the most consequential exchanges for the next couple of days, and then the campaign following were those between tim...
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jon huntsman is do or die here in new hampshire. they're all looking forward but really not much past tomorrow night. >> woodruff: gwen ifill in front of a very sparkling new hampshire background. thank you. we will see a lot of you tomorrow night. >> ifill: see you then, judy. >> woodruff: for more on the republican race and how a high- level shake-up at the white house could shape up the campaign with us now are susan page and stewart rother... rothen burg. stu, there is a lot of piling on it seems going on by these republicans against mitt romney. how enduring is this? how much of a problem is this for the romney camp? >> well, it's not going to be just the next couple days, judy it will be over the next week two. leading up to south carolina and then florida. look, it's a problem. but when you're the frontrunner you have to accept that. if the polls are at all accurate, then former romney has a lead, a substantial lead and the question is whether undecided voters break dramatically to one candidate which seems unlikely but it go
jon huntsman is do or die here in new hampshire. they're all looking forward but really not much past tomorrow night. >> woodruff: gwen ifill in front of a very sparkling new hampshire background. thank you. we will see a lot of you tomorrow night. >> ifill: see you then, judy. >> woodruff: for more on the republican race and how a high- level shake-up at the white house could shape up the campaign with us now are susan page and stewart rother... rothen burg. stu, there is a...
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>> sreenivasan: globalpost's jon jensen has been on the front lines of the latest clashes in tahrir square. that's on our world page. on our making sense page, paul solman answers a reader's question about the impact of changing tax rates on consumer spending. and how will the health care industry be affected by the failure to reach a deal on the deficit? we get one view from mary agnes carey of kaiser health news. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> suarez: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll look at where the republican presidential candidates stand on foreign policy issues. i'm ray suarez. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i mean, where would we be without small businesses? >> we need small businesses. >> they're the ones that help drive growth. >> like electricians, mechanics, carpenters. >> they strengthen our communities. >> every year, chevron spends billions with small businesses. that goes right to
>> sreenivasan: globalpost's jon jensen has been on the front lines of the latest clashes in tahrir square. that's on our world page. on our making sense page, paul solman answers a reader's question about the impact of changing tax rates on consumer spending. and how will the health care industry be affected by the failure to reach a deal on the deficit? we get one view from mary agnes carey of kaiser health news. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> suarez:...
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: then, ray suarez examines the rise and fall of a brokerage firm led by former new jersey governor jon corzine. >> woodruff: two stories about budget battles: we update the progress of the so-called "congressional super- committee" facing a deadline for action on the nation's deficit. >> brown: and spencer michels reports from california, facing its own partisan gridlock. >> i think it's the same as at the national level. you have two sides that are, you know, trying to one- upmanship. things don't get done. >> woodruff: plus, margaret warner talks to npr's steve inskeep about his new book on the tumultuous mega-city of karachi, pakistan. >> one of the most remarkable things about this city is the way that it springs back to life after a violent incident. it sounds brutal, but they keep pushing to make their lives just a little bit better than they were. >> brown: that'sll ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: the economy is tough everywhere. >> we pumped $21 billion in local economies, into small businesses, communities, equipment, mater
: then, ray suarez examines the rise and fall of a brokerage firm led by former new jersey governor jon corzine. >> woodruff: two stories about budget battles: we update the progress of the so-called "congressional super- committee" facing a deadline for action on the nation's deficit. >> brown: and spencer michels reports from california, facing its own partisan gridlock. >> i think it's the same as at the national level. you have two sides that are, you know,...
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economist jon gruber, who helped craft the connector, gave us a walkthrough. so, let's say it's just you as an individual. >> okay, then it's going to ask for my income, because if i'm lower income, i qualify for special subsidies. i'm not, so i'm going to continue. >> reporter: then you type in your zip code and your birthday. >> okay, now it's retrieving all my available plans and rates. >> reporter: the connector has different levels of choices. that'll be the case in other states, too. bronze has the lowest premiums or up-front costs but higher out-of-pocket costs when you receive care. silver and gold are next, and the affordable care act adds platinum which has the most expensive premiums but lowest out-of-pocket. >> a platinum plan which is the highest tier, the insurance plan will be covering 90% of the cost where a consumer will be responsible for 10%. a gold plan is 80% cost assumed by the insurance company, and a silver is 70% and a bronze is 60%. >> reporter: within the metallic tiers, insurance companies offer competing plans. the benefits are the
economist jon gruber, who helped craft the connector, gave us a walkthrough. so, let's say it's just you as an individual. >> okay, then it's going to ask for my income, because if i'm lower income, i qualify for special subsidies. i'm not, so i'm going to continue. >> reporter: then you type in your zip code and your birthday. >> okay, now it's retrieving all my available plans and rates. >> reporter: the connector has different levels of choices. that'll be the case in...
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conference, and each evening we wrap up the events with jackie judd of the kaiser family foundation and jon cohen of "science" magazine. that's all on our health page. and on marketplace tonight, the next "food for nine billion" radio story examines the ultimate growth industry: fish farms to supply a hungry world. reporter sam eaton looks at vietnam's moves to develop a sustainable industry. that story and links to previous reports on our home page. find that plus video of the astronaut sally ride on our science page. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, i'll talk withvi singer-songwriter sir elton john about his new book, "love is the cure," and his mission to stop the spread of aids. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff.. l e you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, produ
conference, and each evening we wrap up the events with jackie judd of the kaiser family foundation and jon cohen of "science" magazine. that's all on our health page. and on marketplace tonight, the next "food for nine billion" radio story examines the ultimate growth industry: fish farms to supply a hungry world. reporter sam eaton looks at vietnam's moves to develop a sustainable industry. that story and links to previous reports on our home page. find that plus video of...
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so the ron paul's of the world and to a lesser degree jon huntsmans, that i tier grandchildren of the old isolationists, the libertarian wing of the party but also the party uncomfortable with where george bush led them. >> woodruff: is that the main fault liven among the republicans? >> i think so. if you look at afghanistan where there's a real difference of upon among the candidates, there's a skepticism in some of the candidates of nation building. that's the fault line and it does relate to these issues. perry in the last election said we're going to win and santorum in that category. that's the context is really afghanistan. >> warner: and you see a difference then on torture and waterboarding. we heard michele bachmann and a couple other candidates more aggressive and then... >> well, this is an issue where i don't think the criticism rings true. i mean, barack obama may have criticized waterboarding but he uses drones to kill terrorists with a great deal of regularity. he has a very robust approach to the war on terror and that's a general genuine problem for the republican fi
so the ron paul's of the world and to a lesser degree jon huntsmans, that i tier grandchildren of the old isolationists, the libertarian wing of the party but also the party uncomfortable with where george bush led them. >> woodruff: is that the main fault liven among the republicans? >> i think so. if you look at afghanistan where there's a real difference of upon among the candidates, there's a skepticism in some of the candidates of nation building. that's the fault line and it...
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jon miller of homelands productions visited crete as part of our "food for nine billion" series. find that story on the rundown. and it's monday: that means larry kotlikoff answers more of your very specific questions about social security. that's on making sense. all that and our live blog covering the developments of hurricane sandy are on our web site, nbewshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll update the damage done by hurricane sandy. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: has transported travelers to another world. a world of dramatic landscapes, majestic castles, and remarkable characters, all brought to life on board a modern cruise vessel so travelers can spend less time getting there and more time being there. viking cruises, exploringe th world in comfort. bnsf railway. macarthur foundation. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this pro
jon miller of homelands productions visited crete as part of our "food for nine billion" series. find that story on the rundown. and it's monday: that means larry kotlikoff answers more of your very specific questions about social security. that's on making sense. all that and our live blog covering the developments of hurricane sandy are on our web site, nbewshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll update the damage done by hurricane...
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jon o'brien, who heads catholics for choice, was not at the conference this week, but still maintained that the pope's comments had signaled a new thinking at the vatican. >> the statement by the pope was a victory for common sense and for reason and it was a sign from what we hoped from pope benedict that he would be a listening pope. >> reporter: the pope himself did not attend the conference, but sent his secretary of state. most of those attending spoke in support of the church's teaching, but there was some disagreement. michel sidibe is the head of un aids which strongly endorses the use of condoms as a prevention strategy. >> i welcome pope benedict's recent clarification of the use of condoms for h.i.v. prevention. this is very important. >> reporter: monsignor jean- marie mpendawatu musivi was one of the conference organizers. >> ( translated ): i think we should read everything in the whole speech that the pope made, because if you just extrapolate a few sentences then these few sentences will not give you the whole meaning of the discourse of the pope. therefore, you have to
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and jon huntsman, another contender for the party's presidential nod, has called for speeding up the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. white house officials and top republicans pledged today to keep talking on how to cut the deficit. but there was no sign of any compromise. president obama met monday with senate leaders from both parties, on raising the national debt ceiling. republicans insisted again today they will not accept tax hikes. texas senator john cornyn warned democrats will pay the price unless they accept huge spending cuts. >> obviously if it's possible to deal with the spending problem and the entitlement reforms, that's our first choice but if the president and his party refuse to do the right thing, then in the senate they're going to be required to vote to raise the debt limit. we'll have a referendum in 2012 on that decision. >> sreenivasan: in turn, democratic majority leader harry reid criticized several republican presidential candidates for suggesting the issue is not so urgent. >> i think everyone needs to do a better job of explaining to the american people
and jon huntsman, another contender for the party's presidential nod, has called for speeding up the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. white house officials and top republicans pledged today to keep talking on how to cut the deficit. but there was no sign of any compromise. president obama met monday with senate leaders from both parties, on raising the national debt ceiling. republicans insisted again today they will not accept tax hikes. texas senator john cornyn warned democrats will pay the...
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senator jon kyl of arizona is the minority whip, and he joins us now from the capitol. senator, welcome. >> thank you, good evening. >> lehrer: one of the things that president obama said today was that the rhetoric of health care reform has now been replaced by the reality of reform. do you see it that way? >> i think that both will continue. when the reality of the cost of this legislation sinks in, the fact that insurance premiums aren't going down, they're going to go up. the tax increases of a massive amount will be needed to pay for it. that student loans are now being taken over by the federal government as a way to help pay for health care reform. the cuts in medicaid, medicare, rather. those kinds of realities i think will sink in over time . i think you'll hear a lot more rhetoric especially as the election approaches talking about what i think is a very serious matter. i know the president was laughing and there was a lot of cheering. there weren't any republican legislators in that ceremony today because this was done on a purely partisan basis with slimest
senator jon kyl of arizona is the minority whip, and he joins us now from the capitol. senator, welcome. >> thank you, good evening. >> lehrer: one of the things that president obama said today was that the rhetoric of health care reform has now been replaced by the reality of reform. do you see it that way? >> i think that both will continue. when the reality of the cost of this legislation sinks in, the fact that insurance premiums aren't going down, they're going to go up....
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herman cain and possibly coming up, ron paul, newt gingrich, rick santorum and who knows, maybe even jon huntsesman at some point. but i mean it's almost like there is a second row that perry filled in august, and now, today it's herman cain. >> lehrer: how do you read the cain thing? is that real? >> yeah. >> lehrer: they are saying he is the front-runner. >> i would be dubious of that. people are not going to like the 9, 9, 9 plan when they get to it. but if you are a middle income earner, the 9, 9, 9 plan raises your taxes 32%. that's just not going to fly. but that's not what they are reacting to. as we've spoken about, he's a nice guy. he's a smart guy. he is a very dramatic guy. he's happy. and he's not a normal politician. and you know, i tend to think it has more to do with the season, mark has talked about this in the past. in primary season you go for the fun. and then you go for the guy you like. i think we are in the fun season and he is certainly a fungi to watch. >> lehrer: how do you see it. >> it was interesting. they found he was leading in "the wall street journal" nbc
herman cain and possibly coming up, ron paul, newt gingrich, rick santorum and who knows, maybe even jon huntsesman at some point. but i mean it's almost like there is a second row that perry filled in august, and now, today it's herman cain. >> lehrer: how do you read the cain thing? is that real? >> yeah. >> lehrer: they are saying he is the front-runner. >> i would be dubious of that. people are not going to like the 9, 9, 9 plan when they get to it. but if you are a...
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. >> brown: and gwen ifill sits down with former utah governor jon huntsman. >> i'm a hardheaded realist, absolutely i am. and i say we have come from last place, we now find ourselves in third. there is a lot more blue sky to go in the days ahead. >> woodruff: plus, margaret warner examines the comeback for the u.s. auto industry after strong sales in 2011. >> brown: and we close with hari sreenivasan's book conversation about life lessons learned from the elderly. that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: scale back and streamline, but maintain security. those were the watchwords today as the president and the pentagon outlined the re-shaping of the u.s. milita
. >> brown: and gwen ifill sits down with former utah governor jon huntsman. >> i'm a hardheaded realist, absolutely i am. and i say we have come from last place, we now find ourselves in third. there is a lot more blue sky to go in the days ahead. >> woodruff: plus, margaret warner examines the comeback for the u.s. auto industry after strong sales in 2011. >> brown: and we close with hari sreenivasan's book conversation about life lessons learned from the elderly....
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two longtime observers about what was accomplished and what wasn't-- john donnelly of global post and jon cohen of "science" magazine. the big message is that we can do something now we couldn't do before. there was a break through last year. there was a finding that treatment is indeed prevention. people lo who are treated and supress their virus levels don't transmit the virus much at all. the big question now is can you deliver on that promise? that is something that the meeting doesn't want to focus on. but the aspirations and the reality on the ground have a huge gap between them. >> what do you mean by that they don't want to focus on them. >> well you don't see anyone getting up and say you know what we have a huge mountain to climb. right now in the united states we have 1.2 million infected people. of those only 20% are supressed with treatment. if you want to slow the progression with treatment you have to do better than 28%. it sound way too early to take a victory. i>> it is way to early. we need to get more funding to fight aid. -- aids. the administration has been hard press
two longtime observers about what was accomplished and what wasn't-- john donnelly of global post and jon cohen of "science" magazine. the big message is that we can do something now we couldn't do before. there was a break through last year. there was a finding that treatment is indeed prevention. people lo who are treated and supress their virus levels don't transmit the virus much at all. the big question now is can you deliver on that promise? that is something that the meeting...
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jon huntsman who they haven't faced with the voters yet. what do they say about him and the rest of the not have >> if you look at the tracking polls keeping track of what's happening to people over time, jon huntsman is creeping up slowly but not anywhere near to mitt romney's strength in the state so they're not as worried as they might otherwise be about him unless he has something he's about to unleash. newt gingrich has made clear he has a lot he wants to unleash on mitt romney this week so they're keeping a clear eye on him as well. when asked about it, as we heard in our piece, mitt romney basically says, oh, you know, newt is such an angry man, i hope he gets over that and pretends to let it fall away. they're perfectly happy to lose michele bachmann who wasn't taking that as much away from them. probably not as happy that prick perry decided to stay. >> woodruff: and what about the theme, the message that rick santorum takes with him to new hampshire? do we expect to hear the same things he was saying in iowa which, frankly, many p
jon huntsman who they haven't faced with the voters yet. what do they say about him and the rest of the not have >> if you look at the tracking polls keeping track of what's happening to people over time, jon huntsman is creeping up slowly but not anywhere near to mitt romney's strength in the state so they're not as worried as they might otherwise be about him unless he has something he's about to unleash. newt gingrich has made clear he has a lot he wants to unleash on mitt romney this...
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it's not just rick perry, it's herman cain with the famous 999 plant, it's newt gingrich, governor jon huntsman who are talking about a flat tax. as you look at those proposals, is there one that's better than the others in your mind and how many americans are paying taxes today. what percentage of americans pay taxes? >> great point, first of all, i think newt gingrich said something very wise in the last republican debate when he said "look, at least republicans... they have all these different plans out there, the 999 plan, this flat tax. they're having a very substantive debate about what to do about this tax code which is simply indefensible. everybody agrees we have to get rid of it and start over-- at least among republican voters. so it's a very healthy debate and liberals are reactionary. they want to defend the status quo, not move to something perot growth. and probability, here's the key point i would make about this plan. you say it's regressive and the poor will get hit hard. there's nothing more regressive than our current tax code. we have a tax system this that in part
it's not just rick perry, it's herman cain with the famous 999 plant, it's newt gingrich, governor jon huntsman who are talking about a flat tax. as you look at those proposals, is there one that's better than the others in your mind and how many americans are paying taxes today. what percentage of americans pay taxes? >> great point, first of all, i think newt gingrich said something very wise in the last republican debate when he said "look, at least republicans... they have all...
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arizona senator jon kyl spoke for them today. >> there's no evidence that this temporary tax cut has actually produced any new jobs which is the whole idea. in fact, our economy has decelerated. in 2010 we had a 2.8% g.d.p. growth. we're now down to just over 1%. >> holman: on another point, a spokesman for house speaker john boehner argued again today that a surtax on higher incomes would hurt small businesses and kill jobs. the senate is expected to vote on the new version of the payroll tax extension later this week. a series of bombings in iraq today killed at least 32 people and wounded nearly 100 others. the attacks struck shiite pilgrims as they traveled across the country for the observance of ashura. it commemorates the split between shia and sunni islam. the latest violence comes as u.s. forces pack up to leave the country by year's end. the u.s. and scores of other nations pledged today to continue supporting afghanistan after most foreign forces leave in 2014. the commitments came at a conference in bonn, germany. afghan president hamid karzai said his country will need f
arizona senator jon kyl spoke for them today. >> there's no evidence that this temporary tax cut has actually produced any new jobs which is the whole idea. in fact, our economy has decelerated. in 2010 we had a 2.8% g.d.p. growth. we're now down to just over 1%. >> holman: on another point, a spokesman for house speaker john boehner argued again today that a surtax on higher incomes would hurt small businesses and kill jobs. the senate is expected to vote on the new version of the...
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pure celebration. >> brown: jon jensen of global post in benghazi. thanks very much. >> my pleasure. >> suarez: still to come on the newshour: the prosecution of sexual assault cases; and the science behind medical marijuana. but first, the other news of the day. here's kwame holman. >> holman: wall street shot back up today, amid speculation that the federal reserve might try a new stimulus program after all. the dow jones industrial average gained 322 points to close at 11,176, a gain of 3%. the nasdaq rose 100 points, more than 4%, to close at 2,446. hurricane irene built up steam over warm tropical waters today, as it took aim at the u.s. east coast. the storm swept past the turks and caicos islands, with the southeastern bahamas next in line. it could strike the outer banks of north carolina on saturday, then head north to the chesapeake bay and beyond. irene is the first hurricane in three years to seriously threaten the u.s. the obama administration has laid out plans to scrap hundreds of federal regulations. white house officials said today t
pure celebration. >> brown: jon jensen of global post in benghazi. thanks very much. >> my pleasure. >> suarez: still to come on the newshour: the prosecution of sexual assault cases; and the science behind medical marijuana. but first, the other news of the day. here's kwame holman. >> holman: wall street shot back up today, amid speculation that the federal reserve might try a new stimulus program after all. the dow jones industrial average gained 322 points to close...
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jon snow narrated the i.t.n. documentary, "sri lanka's killing fields." >> there were between 300,000 and 4,000 people living here. satellite and drone footage meant the u.n. and other powers knew a great deal about what went on throughout the war in the no-fire zone. the u.n. monitored what happened at their headquarters. was it safe? the no-fire zones? >> no, it wasn't. the no-fire zone was taking significant amounts of shelling from the government of sri lanka and it was killing civilians. >> a u.n. special panel report published this april found that government heavy artillery was being used in the so-called no-fire zone. yet the sri lankan government continued to insist it was engaged in a humanitarian rescue operation with a policy of zero civilian presence. in april, the government adopted a new approach. they focused a lethal barrage of heavy shelling along a line stretching back from a temporary hospital splitting off a section. >> the government cut the sand spit in after so that 100,000 civilians flood
jon snow narrated the i.t.n. documentary, "sri lanka's killing fields." >> there were between 300,000 and 4,000 people living here. satellite and drone footage meant the u.n. and other powers knew a great deal about what went on throughout the war in the no-fire zone. the u.n. monitored what happened at their headquarters. was it safe? the no-fire zones? >> no, it wasn't. the no-fire zone was taking significant amounts of shelling from the government of sri lanka and it...
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>> well, jon huntsman this is his first foray on to the debate stage. nobody has really seen him in this kind of forum before. and he's a widely unknown candidate. i think he has to sort of answer those fundamental questions of who am i and why am i here. remember admiral stockdale that famous vice presidential debate. john huntsman, there were such great expectations about his candidacy when he got into the race in june. and he just has not proven to live up to those expectations yet. and so i do think that there is going to be a lot of pressure on him to sort of explain the rational for his candidacy. but you are right, this is not his turf. he has already said he's skipping the iowa caucuses next year. won't compete in hem this. he's focused in new hampshire, south carolina and florida. and mitt romney, listen this is a front-running candidate that you and i talked about before, is a weak front-runner. and obviously that's the case or rick perry wouldn't be getting in this late in the game. so i think mitt romney, though, his goal is to stay above th
>> well, jon huntsman this is his first foray on to the debate stage. nobody has really seen him in this kind of forum before. and he's a widely unknown candidate. i think he has to sort of answer those fundamental questions of who am i and why am i here. remember admiral stockdale that famous vice presidential debate. john huntsman, there were such great expectations about his candidacy when he got into the race in june. and he just has not proven to live up to those expectations yet....
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>> i think republicans like jon kyl have been convinced it's a bad deal. it takes us down to 700 launchers. the fact is that's missiles, bombers and the like. the russians are already below 700 launchers so they're not going to have to cut at all. we're the only ones that will have to cut. in exchange for us cutting, we're making concessions like linking missile defense to offensive weapons which is the language in the preamble the republicans are very concerneded about and trying to strip out. if it's true as the administration and supporters of the treaty say that that preamble is really meaningless and basically an ink blot it shouldn't be a problem removing it. the administration should support removing it. the russians should be fine removing it. the russians were saying they'll pose any change in the treaty whatsoever. on the issue of verification, this is a key thing. the verification regime under new start is much weaker than the old start treaty. basically it relies on what they call technical means, satellites and whatnot. you're going to be able
>> i think republicans like jon kyl have been convinced it's a bad deal. it takes us down to 700 launchers. the fact is that's missiles, bombers and the like. the russians are already below 700 launchers so they're not going to have to cut at all. we're the only ones that will have to cut. in exchange for us cutting, we're making concessions like linking missile defense to offensive weapons which is the language in the preamble the republicans are very concerneded about and trying to...
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leading the opposition, republican jon kyl said it's still not clear the treaty can get 67 votes for ratification-- one more than it got today. >> people have told you here they would like to vote for the treaty, but under the current circumstances, the way it's being jammed through, they can't do that. and i would just suggest the administration needs to take that into account when considering whether they will really have the votes that they need. >> sreenivasan: kyl argued the treaty limits u.s. missile defense options and is weak on verification. he called for delay until next year. treaty supporters like democrat john kerry pointed to a long list of past and present leaders who favor action now. >> why if the entire military establishment of our country and the national intelligence establishment of our country and the strategic command of ourç country are asking us to ratify this treaty. why do some senators know better than they do, and suggest that we shouldn't. >> sreenivasan: the senate is now set for a possible final vote on the treaty tomorrow. the house voted today to
leading the opposition, republican jon kyl said it's still not clear the treaty can get 67 votes for ratification-- one more than it got today. >> people have told you here they would like to vote for the treaty, but under the current circumstances, the way it's being jammed through, they can't do that. and i would just suggest the administration needs to take that into account when considering whether they will really have the votes that they need. >> sreenivasan: kyl argued the...